{"id":5784,"date":"2015-01-31T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T13:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2020-07-02T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T17:52:36","slug":"can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream","title":{"rendered":"can a kitchen be a dream?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5794\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-11-600x899.jpg\" alt=\"blog 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-11-600x899.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-11-600x899.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Is a dream kitchen something grand and fancy?\u00a0 Is it something subtle and understated? For us, here at deVOL a dream kitchen is one that is easy to live with, it is a place that is functional, well organised and beautiful. A dream kitchen is\u00a0trouble\u00a0free and makes you and anyone who\u00a0enters\u00a0it feel calm and happy. Don&#8217;t be tempted to go for maximum wow and impact or instant gratification;\u00a0you know that will fade with time. Try to temper your desire to shoe horn everything you ever dreamed of into your kitchen or your dream may not last.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5807\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-7-600x438.jpg\" alt=\"blog 7\" width=\"600\" height=\"438\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-7-600x438.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-7-600x438.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Always always put your money (however much or little you have) into well designed, good quality cupboards with some provenance. Buy really good fittings that work smoothly and just look like they will last. Try to use natural materials like wood and marble, anything natural will wear in a characterful way rather than just wearing out. An old wooden worktop can hold memories and gain character but a manmade material will just get tired and tatty and eventually need replacing, are these not the things that make a true dream kitchen? Nothing is more impressive than quality and good design.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5793\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-21.jpg\" alt=\"blog 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"719\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-21.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog-21.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Many people feel \u2018dream kitchen\u2019 means expensive, impressive and oozing with expensive features, but a perfect dream is always a calm and soothing experience where everything is easy and beautifully uncomplicated.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5811\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog4-600x904.jpg\" alt=\"blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"904\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog4-600x904.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog4-600x904.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>When you think about a new kitchen you may want gadgets and acres of shiny worktops, you may want pop up extractors and built in coffee machines, you may want a huge Island and prep sinks. You may think this is going to make your life better, but here at deVOL we offer kitchens that make life better by design and careful choices, not by quick fix solutions that are bound to fall short of their expectations.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5813\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog5.jpg\" alt=\"blog\" width=\"491\" height=\"750\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog5.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog5.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>We think beauty comes from simplicity, not only visually but practically too, gadgets\u00a0rarely\u00a0deliver on their promises for long so if you\u00a0don&#8217;t really need them\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0risk spoiling your new kitchen by including them.\u00a0Broken appliances are just a nuisance so keep it simple. Whether you have a traditional hankering or prefer something a little more\u00a0contemporary\u00a0is down to personal taste but no one can disagree that whatever your taste, simplicity is always the key.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5815 alignleft\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog7.jpg\" alt=\"blog\" width=\"435\" height=\"624\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog7.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog7.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The importance of keeping it simple\u00a0transcends\u00a0in my opinion to all things in the home, this\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0mean you can\u2019t do crazy or quirky or bright or bold but with restraint and always remember the well-know and utterly current words of wisdom by\u00a0William Morris \u2018Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5799\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog.jpg\" alt=\"blog\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&text=can a kitchen be a dream?\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/can-a-kitchen-be-a-dream&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is a dream kitchen something grand and fancy?\u00a0 Is it something subtle and understated? 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